Post by Saint on Aug 31, 2003 8:34:31 GMT -5
On June 18th 2003 Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman, his son Leland, his brother Timothy, Producer/Cameraman Jeff Sells and actor Boris Krutonog located Andrew Luster in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He found the fugitive heir, who had been using the alias David Carrera, near the intersection of avenues Mexico and Honduras. Using mace and handcuffs, Chapman and his posse seized Luster. As they wrestled Luster outside and piled into two trucks, a Chevrolet Suburban and a Chrysler Voyager, witnesses to the scuffle alerted the police who ultimately arrested Chapman and his gang on their way to the airport. The Chapmans were eventually charged with ‘illegal deprivation of liberty’ and ‘criminal association’.
A few days following their arrest the Chapman gang appeared before an Immigration Board where they signed documents pledging not to leave the country and promising to stay in Mexico for a hearing on the charges resultant of illegally capturing Luster. After leaving the Immigration Office they were brought to a state court where they again signed pledges not to leave the country and to report to the court every Monday. They were then each released after posting $1,430.00 bail apiece. Charges against the cameraman and actor were not prosecuted.
In an interview with Beth Smith by CBS’s Channel 11, she is quoted as saying; “I think that it is disgraceful that they are treating him like a criminal. And now he has grabbed somebody that nobody else could get, and now he’s a criminal?” [Chapman and his gang grabbed Luster ahead of law enforcement because they didn’t abide by the laws, as the FBI has to abide by, which ultimately slows down the actual apprehension. The FBI received the same information from the tipsters but a day later. The FBI was only hours from apprehending Luster. To legally apprehend Luster, Chapman and his posse should have contacted the FBI or other law enforcement faction who, in turn, and legally, would have effected the arrest of Andrew Luster. Chapman considered himself above the law so he conducted an illegal vigilante-style act that resulted in his own arrest and the arrest of his unregulated deputy vigilantes].
In another interview with ABC News reported on June 20th Smith said the hunt cost Chapman thousands from his own pocket, in the hopes of collecting the $150,000 reward. She insisted a few nights in jail are worth the $150,000 reward Luster's capture will yield, as well as the satisfaction of bringing a convicted rapist to justice. [What $150,000.00 reward? There wasn’t any $150,000.00 reward except in Chapman’s delusional manner of viewing the project. The only known reward was $10,000.00 that will probably be awarded to the 'tipsters' whom Chapman irresponsibly promised $50,000.00 each]
A CNN report on July 2nd quoted Chapman’s attorney as saying, “… that he and the four others had come to Mexico on vacation, not for the purpose of arresting Luster. The five happened to be out one night dining when they spotted and recognized Luster, and they decided to apprehend him.” [This statement is in direct contradiction to Chapman’s own statements that he left for Mexico to apprehend Luster. It is also in direct contradiction to reports that Chapman and his fellow-villians made contact with Luster in the early morning hours at a taco stand... leave it to lawyers to start another thread of lies].
On July 3rd 2003 Duane Chapman surfaced in the United States in deliberate violation of the bail conditions set by the court in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico that he report to the court every Monday.
Also on July 3rd USA Today reported Chapman as saying, “My brother came and said, ‘He’s in the club right now and the flashing lights are on him and the girls are 17 years old walking around. He’s like the troll on the bridge, rubbing his hands. He’s looking at the prey.” [Now this an absolutely ridiculous story for Chapman to weave. He already said that when he first saw Luster he reacted immediately so the first sighting they had of Luster was at the taco stand, not in a nightclub full of 17-year-old girls. Either Chapman made that story up or his brother has inherited Chapman’s propensity to spout untruths].
On July 7th 2003 Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman failed to appear for his court hearing in Mexico [Chapman and Smith both deny there was any court date yet it is a matter of record].
On July 8th 2003 the Mexican court issued a warrant for Chapman’s arrest [Chapman and Smith deny an arrest warrant was issued].
On July 11th 2003 Chapman appeared on the Catherine Crier show (Fox News) saying Andrew Luster was traveling with five bodyguards [That has proven to be not true and just a blatant lie to the audience].
On August 5th 2003 Ventura County Superior Court Judge Edward Brodie ruled that Duane Chapman is not entitled to any of the bail money. In his ruling Judge Brodie said, “I cannot do vigilante justice. In my view, you violated state statutes and Mexican statutes, therefore you are not entitled to any restitution.” In issuing his decision, Brodie told Chapman there was no agreement, no authority to take anyone into custody. Chapman stormed out of the courtroom with Smith following close behind while the Judge was still speaking . Yet Chapman told Court TV in January 2003 that he wasn’t in it for the money. He said, “I’m a bounty hunter, this is the number one fugitive in America, and I’m on his ass. This one has become personal. If one of the victims comes up to me and says, Dog, thank you, that’s it, I’m paid.” [Chapman’s contradictions have no end]
On ABC News Good Morning America that aired on August 6th Chapman said if he had received some of the one million dollars bail money he would have donated some of it to the victims, “We absolutely, absolutely would have probably have given it to the victims if they would have walked out empty-handed.” [Whether or not Chapman would have shared the money cannot be decided but given his propensity to lie and fabricate situations it is doubtful he would have shared in the booty].
NOTE: The following is portions of transcripts from the MSNBC’s Abrams Report that aired on August 7th and August 12th:
When asked by Dan Abrams if there was a little ruckus in getting Luster into the car Chapman stated, “Well, we apprehended him and put him in the car to drive him to the local Mexican police department, and on the way there is when we got pulled over.” [Chapman and his posse were pulled over by the Mexican police on the road to and very near the Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport, which is in the opposite direction of any police station. Beth Smith said they were only taking him (Luster) to a more secure location]. When asked if he skipped a court date and is considered a fugitive, Chapman replied, “No, that’s not true” [According to the Mexican court’s report on the status of the case, Chapman did in fact skip his court date and was considered a fugitive (and bail jumper)].
A few days following their arrest the Chapman gang appeared before an Immigration Board where they signed documents pledging not to leave the country and promising to stay in Mexico for a hearing on the charges resultant of illegally capturing Luster. After leaving the Immigration Office they were brought to a state court where they again signed pledges not to leave the country and to report to the court every Monday. They were then each released after posting $1,430.00 bail apiece. Charges against the cameraman and actor were not prosecuted.
In an interview with Beth Smith by CBS’s Channel 11, she is quoted as saying; “I think that it is disgraceful that they are treating him like a criminal. And now he has grabbed somebody that nobody else could get, and now he’s a criminal?” [Chapman and his gang grabbed Luster ahead of law enforcement because they didn’t abide by the laws, as the FBI has to abide by, which ultimately slows down the actual apprehension. The FBI received the same information from the tipsters but a day later. The FBI was only hours from apprehending Luster. To legally apprehend Luster, Chapman and his posse should have contacted the FBI or other law enforcement faction who, in turn, and legally, would have effected the arrest of Andrew Luster. Chapman considered himself above the law so he conducted an illegal vigilante-style act that resulted in his own arrest and the arrest of his unregulated deputy vigilantes].
In another interview with ABC News reported on June 20th Smith said the hunt cost Chapman thousands from his own pocket, in the hopes of collecting the $150,000 reward. She insisted a few nights in jail are worth the $150,000 reward Luster's capture will yield, as well as the satisfaction of bringing a convicted rapist to justice. [What $150,000.00 reward? There wasn’t any $150,000.00 reward except in Chapman’s delusional manner of viewing the project. The only known reward was $10,000.00 that will probably be awarded to the 'tipsters' whom Chapman irresponsibly promised $50,000.00 each]
A CNN report on July 2nd quoted Chapman’s attorney as saying, “… that he and the four others had come to Mexico on vacation, not for the purpose of arresting Luster. The five happened to be out one night dining when they spotted and recognized Luster, and they decided to apprehend him.” [This statement is in direct contradiction to Chapman’s own statements that he left for Mexico to apprehend Luster. It is also in direct contradiction to reports that Chapman and his fellow-villians made contact with Luster in the early morning hours at a taco stand... leave it to lawyers to start another thread of lies].
On July 3rd 2003 Duane Chapman surfaced in the United States in deliberate violation of the bail conditions set by the court in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico that he report to the court every Monday.
Also on July 3rd USA Today reported Chapman as saying, “My brother came and said, ‘He’s in the club right now and the flashing lights are on him and the girls are 17 years old walking around. He’s like the troll on the bridge, rubbing his hands. He’s looking at the prey.” [Now this an absolutely ridiculous story for Chapman to weave. He already said that when he first saw Luster he reacted immediately so the first sighting they had of Luster was at the taco stand, not in a nightclub full of 17-year-old girls. Either Chapman made that story up or his brother has inherited Chapman’s propensity to spout untruths].
On July 7th 2003 Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman failed to appear for his court hearing in Mexico [Chapman and Smith both deny there was any court date yet it is a matter of record].
On July 8th 2003 the Mexican court issued a warrant for Chapman’s arrest [Chapman and Smith deny an arrest warrant was issued].
On July 11th 2003 Chapman appeared on the Catherine Crier show (Fox News) saying Andrew Luster was traveling with five bodyguards [That has proven to be not true and just a blatant lie to the audience].
On August 5th 2003 Ventura County Superior Court Judge Edward Brodie ruled that Duane Chapman is not entitled to any of the bail money. In his ruling Judge Brodie said, “I cannot do vigilante justice. In my view, you violated state statutes and Mexican statutes, therefore you are not entitled to any restitution.” In issuing his decision, Brodie told Chapman there was no agreement, no authority to take anyone into custody. Chapman stormed out of the courtroom with Smith following close behind while the Judge was still speaking . Yet Chapman told Court TV in January 2003 that he wasn’t in it for the money. He said, “I’m a bounty hunter, this is the number one fugitive in America, and I’m on his ass. This one has become personal. If one of the victims comes up to me and says, Dog, thank you, that’s it, I’m paid.” [Chapman’s contradictions have no end]
On ABC News Good Morning America that aired on August 6th Chapman said if he had received some of the one million dollars bail money he would have donated some of it to the victims, “We absolutely, absolutely would have probably have given it to the victims if they would have walked out empty-handed.” [Whether or not Chapman would have shared the money cannot be decided but given his propensity to lie and fabricate situations it is doubtful he would have shared in the booty].
NOTE: The following is portions of transcripts from the MSNBC’s Abrams Report that aired on August 7th and August 12th:
When asked by Dan Abrams if there was a little ruckus in getting Luster into the car Chapman stated, “Well, we apprehended him and put him in the car to drive him to the local Mexican police department, and on the way there is when we got pulled over.” [Chapman and his posse were pulled over by the Mexican police on the road to and very near the Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport, which is in the opposite direction of any police station. Beth Smith said they were only taking him (Luster) to a more secure location]. When asked if he skipped a court date and is considered a fugitive, Chapman replied, “No, that’s not true” [According to the Mexican court’s report on the status of the case, Chapman did in fact skip his court date and was considered a fugitive (and bail jumper)].
I doubt it will be of any evidentiary value at all in Luster's case when they're done with it. 
